1: Important buildingsMost of the important buildings in Persia that are important to Persians have to do with religion. Persians believed in zoapiintism and all of their religious buildings are temples.
This is a picture of a refurbished sculpture made by the Persians thousands of years ago shows how buildings and important places in Persia consisted of important vents and people. The picture on the right is a picture of the great city Persepolis where many important terraces and religious buildings were. Persia also included palaces, tombs, caravansaries, shrines, minarets, and mosques.
Darius the last king of Persia. He ruled from 336 330 bce.He is greatly known for losing the Persian Empire to alexander the great.
Alexander the Great defeats Darius III at Issus
A mosaic of the war between Persia and Macedonia where alexander the great won over darius the third
Detail from the Alexander Sarcophagus
A sculpture of the war between darius the third and alexander the great.
Philip II of Macedon
Philip the second of Macedon
Alexander the Great in battle with Persians
A fabricated sculpture of the Persian war including darius the third and alexander the great. Made in recent times based on how the sculptor viewed the war that happened thousands of years ago.
Byzantine church in Macedonia
Even though this is not a picture of a place in Persia it replicates some of the same building style that the Persians had. This is a picture of the Eastern Orthodox Church in Macedonia.Culture and Society
Darius I receives Median dignitary
A sculpture carved out of some sort of stone made in recent times of guards and civilians bowing down to the king. || ||
Ancient ceremonial center of Persepolis
CorelSculptured capitals crown ruined columns at the ancient ceremonial center of Persepolis but in modern-day this would be southwestern Iran. The site was constructed in the sixth century BCE and was a residence for Achaemenid kings. Later on it was to be looted and burned by the armies of Macedonian conqueror Alexander the Great in 330 BCE.Culturally, the Persian Empire can be compared to a mosaic, with many different cultures and societies coexisting under one general government. Greek historian Herodotus noted the willingness to adopt the customs of other cultures as one of the Persians' defining cultural characteristics. Similarly, Persian art, including the construction in the Persian capitals, made luxurious use of materials and craftsmen from throughout the empire and beyond. Within the empire, the satraps, or leaders of the various provinces, exercised a great deal of power, particularly later in the history of the empire. The Persian Army also played an important role, with imperial troops stationed throughout the empire. Rulers of the empire attempted to stimulate the economy both by promoting trade and investing in irrigation and other efforts to improve agriculture. These two pictures are images of buildings made in recent times. This show that even today in the Middle East Persians architecture still exist today.
This is a picture of a refurbished sculpture made by the Persians thousands of years ago shows how buildings and important places in Persia consisted of important vents and people. The picture on the right is a picture of the great city Persepolis where many important terraces and religious buildings were. Persia also included palaces, tombs, caravansaries, shrines, minarets, and mosques.
Mosques is a house of prayer minarets the tall part of a mosque. (Shrine) A place of prayer.
A guard tower (caravansaries).
http://www.irantour.org/Iran/art-sience/ARCHITECTURE.html
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=persian+city&hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1366&bih=556&tbm=isch&tbnid=26QDdE7diMAfzM:&imgrefurl=http://ancientweb.org/explore/country/Persia&docid=QNDaRdokLjRvhM&w=480&h=308&ei=3713TuTlEqjV0QHWi-nfDQ&zoom=1
http://www.livius.org/a/1/iran/persepolis_air.jpg
2: Materials
Persians often shaped and sculpted stone for important buildings. Persians also used hardened clay for houses.
Stone and clay house.
Stone and clay building.
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=persian+building&hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1366&bih=556&tbm=isch&tbnid=tb0wQBi7eybnYM:&imgrefurl=http://www.happytellus.com/gallery.php%3Fimg_id%3D4354&docid=7YbwGFd173KkmM&w=720&h=540&ei=gcB3TqD8Baf10gHDr7ziCw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=578&vpy=197&dur=956&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=114&ty=128&page=6&tbnh=143&tbnw=191&start=60&ndsp=13&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:60 http://www.google.com/imgres?q=persian+building&hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1366&bih=556&tbm=isch&tbnid=3y4YNUeKFuKXcM:&imgrefurl=http://www.noahpresnell.com/Recent.html&docid=11wsIO_id11iwM&w=640&h=565&ei=gcB3TqD8Baf10gHDr7ziCw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=306&vpy=186&dur=1815&hovh=211&hovw=239&tx=89&ty=137&page=1&tbnh=157&tbnw=155&start=0&ndsp=13&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0
3: style
Important buildings were usually made as a sacrifice to the gods or great leader that the Persians believed in. most of the buildings consisted of columnsand sculpted images of their leaders and there gods. There important religious building usually consisted of these things on them. Buildings like this often have style similar to the ones of the Egyptians and romans. Most of the houses that were created usually took a basic box square type shape with flat roofs. Unlike the houses we have today but similar to those in other societies in that time period.
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=persian+city&hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1366&bih=556&tbm=isch&tbnid=9NPfR2PPvoP32M:&imgrefurl=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.ashdown/civilizations/persia/persia.htm&docid=nisY6XanQNyxuM&w=377&h=269&ei=qL93TtLhDIT50gH7s7ThCw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=311&page=1&tbnh=115&tbnw=153&start=0&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:17,s:0&tx=96&ty=69
Music
1: Instrumentsa lot of the instrument that people use in the Middle East today is based on the ones used thousands of years ago in Persia. Today we use instruments like the flute and guitar. It might be hard to believe but Persians used those same instruments in ancient Persia. The instruments you see today are just advanced from the ones they used in ancient Persia.
The guitar looking shape you see is called a tar and the drum looking one is called a zarb or dombak.
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=persian+instruments&hl=en&biw=1366&bih=556&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=YJM66whv8eSi8M:&imgrefurl=http://www.usd.edu/smm/Africa/2424/Persian.html&docid=c3v_Ae1xDdZt3M&w=500&h=304&ei=r8h3TumQCJKy0AHt3djjCw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=229&page=1&tbnh=114&tbnw=160&start=0&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=154&ty=77
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=persian+instruments&hl=en&biw=1366&bih=556&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=9AjGoImTlogssM:&imgrefurl=http://www.voiceseducation.org/content/traditional-persian-instruments&docid=3FJs9P9-qDzm5M&w=315&h=500&ei=r8h3TumQCJKy0AHt3djjCw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=148&page=1&tbnh=114&tbnw=80&start=0&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0&tx=37&ty=54 (tār), (tār),
2: Genre
The music they played in Persia can still be heard in the middle east today and lots of middle eastern music is based on the type of music they play in modern day middle east. If you clink in the link bellow it will show you what traditional Persian music sound like.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG_26TGsNCc
Click the link above forPersian music
ClothesPERSIANS HAD WOMEN WEAR LONG SILK DRESSES MADE OUT OF SILK OR CLOTH WITH COLERFUL RADIAL PATTERNS AND DESIGNS.
THIS IS WOMANS CLOTHING IN PERSIA OR ALSO KNOWN AS A KURDISH DRESS.http://www.google.com/imgres?q=PERSIAN+CLOTHING&hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1366&bih=556&tbm=isch&tbnid=yr6upA1qnjX2RM:&imgrefurl=http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php%3Ft%3D438949%26page%3D2&docid=jFS8uW8bU0gNvM&w=500&h=362&ei=HNF3TqTsG8LL0QHe0rHrDA&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=95&page=1&tbnh=99&tbnw=132&start=0&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:0&tx=57&ty=34
Men’s wore similar clothing but instead of dresses they were long robes that would wrap around the entire body with colorful radial designs. Men’s clothing was also made out of silk or cloth.
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=PERSIAN+CLOTHING&hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1366&bih=556&tbm=isch&tbnid=c8oCbnJQ-UD7tM:&imgrefurl=http://persianempire.info/persianpeople.htm&docid=8bUEJYQBQ3Yz5M&w=380&h=476&ei=HNF3TqTsG8LL0QHe0rHrDA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=533&vpy=184&dur=8216&hovh=251&hovw=201&tx=155&ty=217&page=3&tbnh=147&tbnw=116&start=35&ndsp=14&ved=1t:429,r:9,s:35
Artwork:
Wars played a big part in Persians ancient history some sculptures and ruins have been preserved from that time of rulers and great leaders in war. Also a lot of the things from 300 B.C. have been destroyed and left without a trace so paintings mosaics sculptures and other works of art are made to preserve what was believed to happen in Persia many years ago.
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CorelSculptured capitals crown ruined columns at the ancient ceremonial center of Persepolis but in modern-day this would be southwestern Iran. The site was constructed in the sixth century BCE and was a residence for Achaemenid kings. Later on it was to be looted and burned by the armies of Macedonian conqueror Alexander the Great in 330 BCE.Culturally, the Persian Empire can be compared to a mosaic, with many different cultures and societies coexisting under one general government. Greek historian Herodotus noted the willingness to adopt the customs of other cultures as one of the Persians' defining cultural characteristics. Similarly, Persian art, including the construction in the Persian capitals, made luxurious use of materials and craftsmen from throughout the empire and beyond. Within the empire, the satraps, or leaders of the various provinces, exercised a great deal of power, particularly later in the history of the empire. The Persian Army also played an important role, with imperial troops stationed throughout the empire. Rulers of the empire attempted to stimulate the economy both by promoting trade and investing in irrigation and other efforts to improve agriculture.
These two pictures are images of buildings made in recent times. This show that even today in the Middle East Persians architecture still exist today.
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=persian+art&hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1366&bih=556&tbm=isch&tbnid=Hl4vSonCgLQ5YM:&imgrefurl=http://old.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp%3Fcode%3D177212&docid=ivmrkMjtfbaVMM&w=619&h=550&ei=YLt3TpC4O8f10gG7zc3qDQ&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=530&page=1&tbnh=105&tbnw=118&start=0&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:9,s:0&tx=44&ty=57
Even though the Persian Empire has died out there art work lives on. This picture represents Persian design usually seen in carpets. In recent times a lot of patterns on carpets are from Persia and other ancient Middle Eastern civilizations.
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=persian+art&hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1366&bih=556&tbm=isch&tbnid=MCniTmm1u9sBCM:&imgrefurl=http://www.ancientsculpturegallery.com/015.html&docid=AbRodImkkLhx3M&w=598&h=552&ei=YLt3TpC4O8f10gG7zc3qDQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=758&vpy=219&dur=2930&hovh=216&hovw=234&tx=130&ty=189&page=1&tbnh=105&tbnw=114&start=0&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:0
This is a piece made by an artist based on the type of sculptors Persians made thousands of years ago. The sculptor based this piece of art on ruins left behind from the Persians.